Year: 2015
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Occupational Health offers immunizations, TB skin tests
Occupational Health nurses will be available at several Vanderbilt locations over the next week to provide immunizations and TB skin tests. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Paralyzed by accident, grad student engineers his future with exoskeleton
Andrew Ekelem, who has used a wheelchair since a college snowboarding accident, brings an invaluable perspective to the lab of mechanical engineer Michael Goldfarb. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Amy Grant, ’82, finds inspiration and purpose in the power of community
As singer Amy Grant figures it, there’s no greater blessing than being part of a community that cares, and the least she can do is take the light she has been given and shine it toward those who need it most. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Studies show human antibodies can fight lethal Marburg virus
Researchers at Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and The Scripps Research Institute for the first time have shown how human antibodies can neutralize the Marburg virus, a close cousin to Ebola. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Engagement, trust critical to VUMC’s future success: Balser
Engage. This was the challenge and the promise extended to those in attendance during Tuesday’s winter Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Awards recognize dedication to service excellence
Credo Award and Five Pillar Leader Award winners were announced Tuesday at the Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly at Langford Auditorium. These Vanderbilt University Medical Center staff and faculty awards are bestowed on a quarterly basis. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Respiratory viruses are main childhood pneumonia culprit: Study
Respiratory viruses, not bacterial infections, are the most commonly detected causes of community-acquired pneumonia in children, according to new research released Feb. 26 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Cancer survival improvements vary by age, race
Improvements in cancer diagnosis and treatment have led to longer survival for most cancer patients in the United States. However, the improvement in survival was substantially greater among younger patients and those who are white in most of the cancers studied, according to new research by Vanderbilt University investigators. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Former postdoc managing NIH career training initiative
Five months ago D’Anne Duncan, Ph.D., was a third-year postdoctoral fellow in ophthalmology and visual neuroscience at Vanderbilt University. Today she’s program manager of a national consortium that is helping scientists-in-training prepare for today’s broad sweep of career options. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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National Academies of Practice honors VUSN’s Kim, Parish
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing faculty members Jennifer Kim, DNP, and Abby Parish, DNP, were recently elected as Distinguished Practitioners and Fellows of the National Academies of Practice (NAP). Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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VUMC’s Arteaga named a fellow of the AACR Academy
Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D., director of the Center for Cancer Targeted Therapies and director of the Breast Cancer Program at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), has been named a fellow of the AACR Academy. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Photo: Autism team effort
The Clinical Neuroscience Scholars program, supported by the Marino Foundation and the Suzanne and Walter Scott Foundation, pairs students with both a basic science mentor to support their dissertation research and a clinical mentor to shadow. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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VUMC’s Huntington’s Disease Clinic recognized
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Huntington’s Disease Clinic has been named a 2015 Center of Excellence by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA). Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Security changes on tap for Google’s Chrome browser
Google, the developer of the Chrome Internet browser, is in the midst of beefing up precautions to protect users from falling prey to fraudulent websites masquerading as legitimate websites. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Center for Structural Biology symposium to feature stellar lineup
The Vanderbilt University Department of Biochemistry will host a two-day symposium March 6-7 to honor the 60th birthday of Walter Chazin, Ph.D., director of the Center for Structural Biology. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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‘Sicily in the Age of Archimedes’ topic of lecture at Parthenon Thursday
Professor Malcolm Bell III, professor emeritus of Greek art and archaeology at the University of Virginia, will present "Sicily in the Age of Archimedes" from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Nashville Parthenon. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Board members spur Children’s Hospital campaign
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is growing to new heights on the shoulders of its board members, who are making key contributions to the campaign for a four-floor expansion, both in the giving of their time and resources. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Update on website service outage
Certain Vanderbilt departmental websites and Web services have been experiencing an outage since Feb. 24. Some websites have been restored to normal operations, and VUIT is working with Web administrators and departments to restore the remaining sites. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Daniels named to new VMG, adult enterprise leadership role
Titus Daniels, M.D., MPH, MMHC, associate professor of Medicine, has been named executive director of the Vanderbilt Medical Group (VMG) and chief operating officer for Adult Clinical Operations at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015
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Free event set to reveal wonders, mysteries of the human brain
“Brain Blast,” a half day of free, hands-on activities for children and adults, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 7, at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks, 719 Thompson Lane. Read MoreFeb 26, 2015